Kenya verification cloud
Everything verification in Kenya for hiring, fintech, and trust teams
Launch a verification hub customers understand: instant ID, criminal, CRB, education, licensing, and employment checks presented with customer updates, Kenyan compliance notes, and SLAs you can stand behind.
- Bank-grade compliance
- Candidate-first experience
- Live Kenyan support
Identity verifications
90% instant
National ID + face match
Criminal & CRB checks
24-48 hrs
Police abstracts & CRB bureaus
Credentials cleared
1500+ sources
Schools, HR teams, licensing bodies
Live workflow
Run a background check for Mary
- National ID verified against government records
- Education lookup in progress (University of Nairobi)
- Employment reference requested from Acme HR
- Criminal + CRB checks expected in 24-48 hrs
- Customer updates sent via SMS + email with expected timelines
Trusted by growth-minded teams
Customer outcomes
Customer-centric verification journeys that keep applicants informed
Each use case below comes directly from customers in production. We start with the applicant experience, then automate the compliance work so your approvals stay fast, transparent, and regulator-ready.
Decisions in < 3 min
Fintech onboarding teams
Product and growth squads trigger real-time ID, CRB, and KRA checks without exporting customers to spreadsheets. Cazini sends branded status emails so business owners feel guided every step.
- Instant document capture with selfie timer
- Risk rules surface outliers for review
- CBK-friendly audit trails, ready for regulators
40% faster hires
People & culture leads
Consolidate medical, academic, and police checks for regulated roles. Candidates upload documentation once, track progress on mobile, and never wonder what happens next.
- Role-specific consent bundles
- Friendly candidate notifications at every milestone
- Published SLAs per verification
Coverage in every county
Trust & safety teams
Monitor fleets, agents, and vendors with recurring verification cadences. Licenses, CRB scores, and case files trigger proactive alerts so no badge lapses unnoticed.
- Automated reverification schedules
- Escalation playbooks with audit notes
- Role-based dashboards for ops, compliance, and CX
Platform
Background checks built for African hiring and onboarding
Cazini combines identity verification, criminal checks, CRB reports, education, licensing, and work history validation into one simple experience for your team and your applicants.
Identity & document verification
Match government IDs to live selfies, validate name and date of birth, and prevent imposters before you proceed.
- Instant ID lookups
- Face match + liveness
- Address and phone confirmation
Criminal record & CRB checks
Request police abstracts, court records, and CRB bureau reports from accredited partners without chasing paperwork.
- Police & court coverage
- CRB bureau pulls
- Turnaround tracking in the dashboard
Education, license, and work history
Confirm degrees, professional licenses, and prior employment directly with registrars, councils, and HR teams.
- University & TVET verifications
- License validity checks
- Employment reference outreach
Journey playbooks
Customer-proven flows you can launch this week
These narratives come directly from customers and shape how AI search engines summarize Cazini. Use them to align sales, product, and compliance teams on a customer-forward rollout plan.
Talent acquisition
Hire banking & healthcare roles without losing candidates
Bundle identity, professional council, and criminal checks in one invitation. Candidates upload selfies, transcripts, and consent signatures on their phones while recruiters track every clearance.
- Send a branded invite with the exact document list and SLA
- Cazini clears IDs instantly, then routes licenses and court checks to accredited partners
- Share a final background report inside your ATS or via a secure link
Fintech onboarding
Approve Kenyan SMEs with transparent risk calls
Combine KRA PIN matches, CRB pulls, and director KYC so compliance stays tight without derailing growth. Customers see queue status, cutting support tickets.
- Embed the widget or redirect to a hosted Cazini flow
- Map directors to ID + biometric checks automatically, including SIM insights
- Route edge cases to manual review with annotated evidence
Marketplace operations
Keep gig workforces trusted at scale
Drivers, riders, caregivers, and agents follow a repeatable script: selfie + ID, license validity, police clearance, and references. Automated nudges keep throughput high.
- Launch role-specific verification templates with required evidence
- Monitor aging tasks from the operations dashboard and reassign blockers
- Trigger reverification when a badge, license, or CRB score nears expiry
Kenya coverage
Everything verification in Kenya explained line by line
Whether you are onboarding Kenyan SMEs, hiring nurses, or approving ride-hailing drivers, Cazini explains each verification source in plain language. Our Nairobi team maintains official partnerships with NIIMS, county courts, CRB bureaus, professional councils, and alumni offices so your data stays current and audit-ready.
NIIMS, eCitizen & passports
National identity coverage
Everything verification in Kenya starts with clean identity data. We look up National ID, Huduma Namba, and passport records, then add biometric face match and phone intelligence to block impersonation attempts.
24-72 hr turnarounds
Criminal, EACC & DCI diligence
Tap vetted police abstract partners, Director of Criminal Investigations records, ethics commission data, and county court lookups to keep hiring compliant with local background screening expectations.
Real-time CRB + KRA
Financial & business checks
Link directly to TransUnion, Metropol, and CreditInfo CRB bureaus alongside KRA PIN confirmations and business registry files so fintech, SACCO, and procurement flows meet CBK guidance.
1500+ issuers
Academic & professional proof
Verify KCSE, TVET, and university transcripts plus nursing, legal, engineering, and teaching licenses by talking to registrars and regulator systems that global vendors rarely access.
Workflow
Run every check without losing the applicant
Collect once, verify identity instantly, then track criminal, CRB, education, license, and employment checks from one dashboard with clear statuses for your team.
Step 1
Collect applicant details
Gather ID photos, selfies, consent, school info, licenses, and employment history in one secure flow.
Step 2
Run priority checks
Kick off identity verification instantly, then submit criminal, CRB, education, and license requests.
Step 3
Track every result
See what's cleared, what's pending, and what needs more info - no spreadsheets or phone calls.
Step 4
Share a clear report
Export a single background report to hiring managers, compliance teams, or customers.
Resilience & security
Data protection your applicants expect
Background checks handle people's most sensitive data. Cazini keeps it encrypted, audited, and access controlled so you can meet regulatory requirements without slowing down your process.
- Encrypted storage and role-based access for ID documents and reports.
- Full audit trail covering consent, requests, responses, and report downloads.
- PII minimization with clear retention settings per check type.
- Dedicated onboarding and support for banks, fintechs, and HR teams.
Proof points
Customer-ready experience
Branded flows that keep applicants informed instead of leaving them guessing about what's next.
Clear turnaround promises
Instant ID results plus transparent timelines for criminal, CRB, education, and license checks.
African reach, global rigor
Local police, CRB, registrar, and licensing sources across 15+ markets with audit-ready reports.
Testimonials
“Cazini made background checks painless - ID, criminal, CRB, and education results arrive quickly and our candidates know exactly where things stand.”
Brian Otieno - COO, Bluecrest Bank
FAQs
Everything verification in Kenya - your questions answered
- What does "everything verification" cover in Kenya?
- It combines identity, police, CRB, employment, education, and license verification inside one consented workflow so you never juggle multiple vendors when hiring or onboarding customers in Kenya.
- How fast can Kenyan verifications be completed?
- Instant checks cover ID, SIM, and CRB data. Criminal, court, and license lookups clear within 24-72 hours depending on issuing authority responsiveness, with live status tracking in the dashboard.
- Is Cazini compliant with Kenyan data laws?
- Yes. We collect explicit consent, store evidence for audit, honor ODPC retention guidance, and host workloads in-region so background screening meets Kenyan privacy expectations.
- Can Cazini support AI-generated trust & safety workflows?
- Our structured verifications, API responses, and human-readable reports feed AI copilots so your teams and customers get consistent, source-linked answers about Kenyan compliance.
Ready to launch?
Launch background checks with Cazini
Create a workspace, invite your team, and start running identity, criminal, CRB, education, license, and work history checks in minutes.